I had a chat with Shamir Joseph about his journey as an  engineering student all the way to becoming a design thinking facilitator. According to him,  “The journey is more important than the destination.”, and I absolutely agree! Listen to this conversation  as there is much one can incorporate in companies as of today! 

Shamir Joseph is a Design Thinking Trainer who coaches individuals and organizations on design thinking skills by leveraging experiential learning. He is a member of the teaching team at IDEO U & Simplilearn.

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00:00 Intro

02:24 What led Shamir to Engineering

04:23 Formula 1 experience

06:18 Human-centered design

07:13 Design thinking explained to an Engineer

08:41 Resistance of Engineers to learn Design Thinking

10:53 Leading with curiosity & to thinking like an alien

12:29 Shamir’s GGUTT feelings

14:29 Facilitating is his superpower

15:36 Creating contracts between participants and facilitators

19:36 Pros and cons of finishing a project in a shorter period of time

25:21 Being playful with purpose

31:53 Facilitating online even before the pandemic

34:02 Creating an online space

36:18 Exploring other communities

40:16 Reducing friction in organizations 

41:43 The journey is more important than the destination

Mentioned in the episode:

Adam Lawrence

Anna Bigornia

Links:

Shamir Joseph | LinkedIn

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